Prof Thomas Hildebrandt has been collecting the samples with colleagues for about 15 yearsFor over 20 years,Thomas Hildebrandt has harboured a dream: to save the northern white rhinoceros, the world’s rarest large mammal.
On Monday the scientist received the devastating news that Sudan, and the final male of the species,had been put down in his northern Kenyan domestic, aged 45. Hildebrandt’s office is full of pictures of him, or on which he points out the species’ unique pearl-like skin,furry ears, enormous feet for tackling swamps, or horns capable of lifting two tons. Related: Sudan the rhino is dead. But his sperm could save the species | Helen Pilcher It is very arrogant to ask why this is importantKids really recognise the importance of this,even whether politicians don’tContinue reading...
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